Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-27
PUBLIC WORKS.
Recon- men datiOns tn be Made 10
the City Council.
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The Board of Public Works met yes
terday " it'll full Board present and
disposed OF the following work:
On communication from the Los Angeles
City Water Company TO be allowed To nang
Il teniu CHI water pipe under the Buena Vista
street brill. e; recommended the same be
granted, provided the said comp my punch
no rivet holes, or interfere or lessen the
strength OF any portion of the bridge, said
pipe 10 be laid under the directions of the
Board of Public Works and City surveyor.
ON petition of the Second Street Gable
Railroad Company to have the matter Of
carr! ing off the storm water at Second and
Pearl streets attended to; recommended
that the Second street property owners pro
protect their own property ut the above
mentioned point.
Gu petition vi A. Bruuson, solicitor for the
A. I, Il :. f. railroad, to b. grauted an extern
sion of forty days from December first
IN which to complete the levee along the
Los Angeles river; recommended that the
same be granted.
ON petition of G. Tononi to have the
grade Of Walter street established between
North Main and Alameda, recommended
that the same be granted and the CITY sur
veyor be Instructed to establish said grade
at once.
have Third street opened in accordance
with map filed with city November 10
1877, recon- mended that the same be
granted and City Attorney be instructed to
commence proceedings Mt onte.
ON petition Of f. b. Lanterman ct nj. to
have Adams street graded, between Main
and san Pedro, recommended that the
property owners be allowed to do their own
grading provided they grade the whole
block at q time, provided they do the work
III accordance with regular specification
On petition OF +. Burllngame To have the
Zanji on Man street piped at once SO that
he car go on with his contract of grading
sad street, recommended that the same be
referred to Zania Committee.
On petitio OF Lip Brothers, ct al, to have
Elmyra street graded from Main street to i
Eastern terminus, recomneL ded that the
property owners be allowed To do this grad
ing provided they do the work in accord
ance with regular specifications.
On protest OF Will ID. Go lid against the Pc
ttiuu t. open Canal street, the Board stated
that the City Surveyor had been Instructed
to make a map which he is TO present ut the
mex meeting of property owneis Thursday,
Decem Der q, 1887.
On petition Of {. f. Day eft al. TO have AL
haDbra sire ct graded recommend ID that
the property owners be allowed to do Their
own grading, provided tn, y grade the W hole
OF the street between the points petitioned
for in accordance with regular specif-
cations.
On protest of Horace Binuey against the
abandonment of Auro u street, recommend
ed the same be referred to the City surveyor
10 ascertain whether II viaduct could lie
built, and what effect it would have ON pri-
waite property.
ON petition of A. Lipp ct al to have grade
OF Aun sire ct established, recommended the
same be granted and City Surveyor be in
sttucted 10 establish said glade
ON petition of ID. V. Waldron ct al. to
have grade of Laurel street established,
same recommendation as in the above
matter.
on petition of George p Baright to have
the city pay one-half of the cost of levee
south OF Also street, recommended that
the city pay one-haf of the cost OF levee
between Also and Seventh street to Ill
such property-owLers a. are willing TO deed
a tw enty foot light Of way to any new
transcontinental railroad company coming
into the city, providing. further, that said
railroad company pay back the cost of said
evee to the citv and property-uwneIs on
tie granliI g right of way.
In regard 10 the ettIuu of John Cross for
franchise on the levee down the east side of
Los Angeles river, north of DoWney avenue,
ask further time.
In regard to deeds OF land to city at Pearl
and college streets, recommended the mat
ter be referred 10 City surveyor to ascertain
whether the deeds are corr, ct
In regard To the franchise OF the Tenth
and Nam Streets Hotel Company, recon-
mended that the same be granted as amend.
ed
rhe Board took the followirg action on
bids for grad ng reefs:
Rerommt ndtd that the bid of % cents
p tout foot for the gradil of Banning
street be 1T TO A. II. Teller
Reco Hmended that the bid Strong 4 Shaw
ut 81 per linear fnot wi hout cobble gutter
be referred TO city. ana $3.50 with cobble
gutter be referred to City surveyor.
In regard +, the bid fSimmous and Lowe
of $17 per ton for barley hay aud $26 per
ton for rolled barley, recommended that the
bids be rejected. The board suggested that
the city advertise for the years supply in
May.
Recommended, that the Street Superin-
tendent be instructed to order the Los An
geles Water Company to repair the pave
ment at Second and spring streets at once,
mi nave il conform with the original con-
tract; also ON Market street.
Recommended, that the City Clerk be in
strurteu IL advertise for bids for the grading
of Central avenue, from seventh street to
city line under the Vrooman Act, as soon as
said street is decided To the city.